East Shelly Beach, Orford
Geographic information

This locality is in TAS (E), in the general area of Orford, and at latitude 42.5683 (S), longitude 147.8974 (E). Its location (to the nearest 10 km) is shown on the map below. This location lies within the Freycinet bioregion.

Species recorded from this locality

The list below shows the species, listed in taxonomic order, for which there are records from this locality in the database underlying these web-pages. Doubtful records have been excluded. Sources are as follows: SJG - Simon Grove records; TMAG - Tasmanian Museum accesssions; QVMAG - Queen Victoria Museum accessions; MHR - Margaret Richmond records; TMNA - Tasmanian Marine Naturalists Association records; OTHER - other sources.

Sypharochiton pelliserpentis (snakeskin chiton) (SJG, TMAG, QVMAG)

Ischnochiton australis (southern chiton) (QVMAG)

Micromytilus crenatuliferus (scalloped micromussel) (SJG)

Notomytilus ruber (reddish micromussel) (SJG)

Gregariella barbata (hairy mussel) (SJG)

Mytilus galloprovincialis planulatus (blue mussel) (SJG, TMNA)

Crassostrea gigas (Pacific oyster) (TMNA)

Ostrea angasi (common mud-oyster) (TMNA)

Mimachlamys asperrima (doughboy scallop) (SJG)

Pecten fumatus (king scallop) (TMNA)

Hiatella australis (southern crypt-dweller) (SJG)

Fulvia tenuicostata (thin-ribbed cockle) (TMNA)

Condylocardia notoaustralis (non-southern condyl-clam) (SJG)

Condylocardia pectinata (combed condyl-clam) (SJG)

Condylocuna projecta (projecting condyl-clam) (SJG)

Neolepton planilirata (flat-grooved neolepton) (SJG)

Lasaea australis (southern lasaea) (SJG)

Melliteryx acupuncta (pierced lepton) (SJG)

Myllita tasmanica (Tasmanian myllita) (SJG)

Mysella donaciformis (wedge-shaped lepton) (SJG)

Mysella dromanaensis (Dromana lepton) (SJG)

Epicodakia tatei (Tate’s lucine) (SJG)

Wallucina assimilis (common mud-lucine) (SJG)

Paphies elongata (elongate wedge-shell) (TMNA)

Soletellina biradiata (double-rayed sunset-shell) (TMNA)

Dosinia caerulea (blue-tinged dosinia) (TMNA)

Irus griseus (Tasmanian boring-venus) (TMNA)

Katelysia rhytiphora (ridged venus) (TMNA)

Katelysia scalarina (stepped venus) (TMNA)

Venerupis anomala (little bean venus) (SJG)

Eoacmaea calamus (delicate limpet) (SJG)

Lottia mixta (mixed limpet) (SJG)

Notoacmea corrodenda (corroding limpet) (SJG)

Notoacmea mayi (May’s limpet) (SJG)

Patelloida alticostata (tall-ribbed limpet) (SJG, TMNA)

Patelloida insignis (Maltese-cross limpet) (SJG)

Patelloida latistrigata (lateral-striped limpet) (SJG)

Cellana solida (orange-edged limpet) (TMNA)

Phasianella australis (painted-lady pheasant-shell) (SJG, TMNA)

Emarginula candida (white notch-limpet) (TMNA)

Hemitoma subemarginata (giant notch-limpet) (TMNA)

Montfortula rugosa (rough notch-limpet) (SJG)

Macroschisma tasmaniae (Tasmanian keyhole-limpet) (TMNA)

Herpetopoma aspersa (speckled top-shell) (SJG)

Munditia subquadrata (squared liotia) (SJG)

Munditia tasmanica (Tasmanian liotia) (SJG)

Cantharidella tiberiana (tiberian kelp-shell) (SJG)

Gibbula hisseyiana (Hisseyian kelp-shell) (SJG)

Chlorodiloma adelaidae (Adelaide top-shell) (TMNA)

Chlorodiloma odontis (chequered top-shell) (SJG, TMNA)

Fossarina legrandi (Legrand’s fossarina) (SJG)

Austrocochlea brevis (short top-shell) (TMNA)

Austrocochlea constricta (ribbed top-shell) (TMNA)

Diloma concamerata (tessellated top-shell) (SJG)

Clanculus limbatus (keeled top-shell) (SJG)

Clanculus plebejus (people’s top-shell) (SJG)

Phasianotrochus irisodontes (rainbow kelp-shell) (SJG, TMNA)

Cirsonella weldii (Weld’s false-top-shell) (SJG)

Zalipais inscriptum (inscribed false-top-shell) (SJG)

Astralium aureum (golden star-shell) (SJG, TMNA)

Turbo undulatus (wavy turban) (SJG, TMNA)

Plesiotrochus monachus (common monk-shell) (SJG)

Cacozeliana granaria (grainy creeper) (SJG)

Cacozeliana icarus (icarus creeper) (SJG)

Diala suturalis (sutured diala) (SJG, TMNA)

Alaba monile (spotted alaba) (SJG)

Maoricolpus roseus (New Zealand screw-shell) (SJG, TMNA)

Crassitoniella erratica (erratic eaton-shell) (SJG)

Eatoniella melanochroma (blackish eaton-shell) (SJG)

Opalia australis (southern wentletrap) (SJG)

Eulima lodderae (Loddera’s urchin-snail) (SJG)

Bembicium melanostoma (black-mouth conniwink) (SJG)

Bembicium nanum (striped conniwink) (SJG, TMNA)

Afrolittorina praetermissa (checkered australwink) (SJG)

Austrolittorina unifasciata (banded australwink) (SJG, TMNA)

Polinices conica (conical sand-snail) (TMNA)

Anabathron contabulatum (boarded false rice-shell) (SJG)

Badepigrus pupoides (chrysalis-like false rice-shell) (SJG)

Pisinna olivacea (olivaceous false rice-shell) (SJG)

Alvania fasciata (banded rice-shell) (SJG)

Alvania strangei (Strange’s rice-shell) (SJG)

Lironoba australis (southern rice-shell) (SJG)

Lironoba unilirata (single-grooved rice-shell) (SJG)

Merelina cancellata (latticed rice-shell) (SJG)

Merelina hirta (hairy rice-shell) (SJG)

Onoba multilirata (many-grooved rice-shell) (SJG)

Onoba perpolita (well-polished rice-shell) (SJG)

Rissoina angasi (Angas’ rice-shell) (SJG)

Rissoina elegantula (elegant rice-shell) (SJG)

Rissoina fasciata (banded rice-shell) (SJG)

Truncatella scalarina (laddered truncatella) (SJG)

Cabestana spengleri (Spengler’s rock-whelk) (TMNA)

Sassia subdistorta (distorted rock-whelk) (SJG)

Sassia verrucosa (warted rock-whelk) (SJG, TMNA)

Semicassis semigranosum (half-grained helmet) (SJG)

Seila albosutura (white-mouthed false-creeper) (SJG)

Hedleytriphora fasciata (banded sinistral-creeper) (SJG)

Antisabia foliacea (leafy bonnet-limpet) (SJG)

Hipponix australis (southern bonnet-limpet) (SJG, TMNA)

Cominella eburnea (ivory whelk) (TMNA)

Cominella lineolata (lined whelk) (SJG, TMNA)

Tasmeuthria clarkei (Clarke’s whelk) (SJG)

Anachis atkinsoni (Atkinson’s dove-shell) (SJG)

Mitrella lincolnensis (Port Lincoln dove-shell) (SJG)

Mitrella semiconvexa (semiconvex dove-shell) (SJG)

Pseudamycla miltostoma (milky-mouthed dove-shell) (SJG)

Pleuroploca australasia (Australian tulip-shell) (TMNA)

Nassarius nigellus (little dog-whelk) (SJG)

Nassarius pauperatus (impoverished dog-whelk) (SJG, TMNA)

Nassarius pyrrhus (pyrrhus dog-whelk) (SJG, TMNA)

Conus anemone (anemone cone) (SJG, TMNA)

Guraleus alucinans (dreaming false-turrid) (SJG)

Guraleus pictus (painted false-turrid) (SJG)

Austromitra analogica (analog ribbed-mitre) (SJG)

Gibberula subbulbosa (bulbous margin-shell) (SJG)

Mesoginella pygmaeoides (pygmy margin-shell) (SJG)

Haustrum vinosum (purple-mouthed rock-shell) (SJG)

Dicathais orbita (common cartrut-shell) (TMNA)

Phycothais reticulata (knobbly rock-shell) (SJG)

Litozamia brazieri (Brazier’s trophon) (SJG)

Litozamia petterdi (Petterd’s trophon) (SJG)

Waimatea obscura (magpie volute-mitre) (SJG)

Linopyrga portseaensis (Portsea pyramid-shell) (SJG)

Odostomia mayii (May’s pyramid-shell) (SJG)

Syrnola bifasciata (two-banded pyramid-shell) (SJG)

Turbonilla acicularis (needle-like pyramid-shell) (SJG)

Turbonilla mariae (Maria’s pyramid-shell) (SJG)

Turbonilla tasmanica (Tasmanian pyramid-shell) (SJG)

Retusa atkinsoni (Atkinson’s canoe-shell) (SJG)

Retusa pelyx (bowl canoe-shell) (SJG)

Siphonaria diemenensis (common siphon-shell) (SJG, TMNA)

Siphonaria funiculata (corded siphon-shell) (SJG)

Leuconopsis pellucidus (transparent air-breather) (SJG)

Marinula xanthostoma (delicate air-breather) (TMNA)




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Information and disclaimer: The web-pages on this web-site are generated from an underlying database. These can be cited as Grove, S.J. (2011). A Guide to the Seashells and other Marine Molluscs of Tasmania web-site and database respectively. Whilst great care is taken to accurately identify specimens featured on this web-site and to allocate all records to the most appropriate taxonomic names available, no guarantee is offered that all identifications are accurate, nor that the taxa to which they have been allocated are currently valid. Commentaries on habitat, distribution and biology are also subject to change as new information comes to light. If you have any enquiries, or any comments that will help improve the content or appearance of these pages, then please follow the links from 'contact' on the left-hand panel.

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